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Gold mine collapse kills 5 miners in northern Afghanistan

  • A gold mine collapse killed five miners in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, according to local authorities.
  • The mine was in the Shah Mastan area of Chah Ab district, said Takhar police spokesperson Qari Naqibullah Masroor.
  • Authorities said 10 miners were rescued after being trapped for two days in another mine in the same district.
  • Mine collapses are frequent in Afghanistan.
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Gold mine collapse kills 5 miners in northern Afghanistan

A gold mine collapse has killed five miners in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province. Earlier this week, 10 miners were rescued after being trapped for two days in another gold mine in the Samti area of the same district.

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At least five miners died in the collapse of a gold mine in the northern Afghan province of Takhar, local authorities announced today, October 3.

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At least five miners have been killed in a gold mine collapse in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, local authorities said today.

Five workers died in a mine collapse at a gold mine in Takhar province in northern Afghanistan. Takhar Police Spokesperson Masroor reported that five workers died in the collapse in the Chah AB area, and that 10 workers who were trapped in another mine in the same area on September 30 were rescued.

Local Taliban officials in Takhar province confirmed that five workers died in a gold mine collapse. Naqibullah Masroor, the head of press and public relations for the Taliban’s security command in Takhar, said that a mine collapsed in the Shah Mastan Valley of Chah Ab district. He did not say when the incident occurred, adding that more details […] The post Gold mine collapse in Takhar kills five workers appeared first on Daily News.

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